Ratatouille

Preparation Time:	1 hour
Cooking Time:	2 hours
Time Until Ready:	2-3 hours
Serves:	10-12

Ingredients

3.5 lbs fully ripe tomatoes
2 eggplants
2 zucchini
3 bell peppers – green & red
4 onions
6 cloves garlic
Herbes de Provence (basil, thyme, parsley)
Olive oil
Salt, pepper
Small can tomato paste (optional)

Directions

• Pour a generous amount of olive oil in a large cooking pot with thick bottom
• Chop the onion, put it into the pot and start it cooking slowly.
• Chop and add the garlic.
• Wash the bell peppers, cut into small strips, and stir in.
• Wash the tomatoes, chop them up in big chunks, add and stir in well.
• Add the herbes de Provence, salt and pepper to taste. If the tomatoes are not vine-ripened and flavorful, add a small can of tomato paste.
• Cut the eggplant and the zucchini into big chunks and add. Stir down until all the ingredients are well-mixed..
• Simmer for 1-2 hours, depending on how chunky or soft you like it.

Delicious warm or cold with grilled chicken or as a vegetarian main course over brown rice or as an omelette filling.

Source: hamiltro

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